Mobile Commerce

Mobile
PayPal Joins MyCheck to Allow Mobile Users to Pay and Split Bills When Dining
May 02, 2014

With the restaurant app, consumers will have multiple options to pay right at the table.

Mobile
Survey Says Consumers are Willing Share Info, For Rewards
May 02, 2014

According to a recent survey, One out of two shoppers are happy to share personal information with retailers for a reward.

Europe
Virgin Atlantic to Use iBeacon at Heathrow Airport in UK
May 02, 2014

Passengers will be able to receive information and offers through Passbook.

Mobile
Allpoint and T-Mobile Offer Surcharge-free ATM Network for Mobile Money
May 02, 2014

T-Mobile will offer prepaid cards through the Allpoint network, which would offer surcharge-free ATMs at 43,000 locations.

Mobile
Facebook Stock Jumps After Announcing Mobile Ad Network
May 01, 2014

After starting the day at a deficit, Facebook picked up momentum after announcing several new products at its f8 developer conference, including the Mobile Ad Network.

Merchant Innovation
Qualcomm to Spin Off Gimbal Unit
May 01, 2014

Just a few months after kicking off the sale of its Apple iBeacon competitor Gimbal, parent company Qualcomm has decided to spin the bluetooth technology company off into a stand-alone business that will be known as Gimbal from May 2014 onward. Gimbal, like iBeacon, is...

Mobile Commerce
Reality Sets In … Payments Is Hard
May 01, 2014

At least that’s the view of Paul Purcell, Partner with Continental Advisors who recently sat down with MPD CEO, Karen Webster to talk about all things payments and innovation for the PYMNTS Mobile Commerce Insiders Series. His view from talking to innovators and even those...

Company Spotlight
MasterCard Lobbies on Bitcoin
May 01, 2014

A quarterly report filed this month indicates that MasterCard is paying lobbyists to concentrate on “Bitcoin and mobile payments,” according to TheHill. MasterCard is the first company to officially lobby on digital currency. TheHill reported that, since Congress has shown interest in bitcoin, MasterCard’s lobbying...

Mobile
iPhone 6 to Feature Mobile Payments
May 01, 2014

According to reports, Apple wants to incorporate mobile payments into the new phone.